Parogle Technologies is utilising Vortex overhead stirring systems from Asynt to improve the efficiency with which it synthesises dendritic vinyl polymers using solution or emulsion-free radical polymerisation reactions.

Parogle exploits the structure and 3D shape of its polymers to provide products with superior properties in a range of applications, including paints, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

The company selected the Vortex from Asynt because it incorporated a very powerful overhead stirrer and did not require any exotic glassware.

It is used to synthesise branched, grafted or linear polymers in batch or semi-batch processes.

Key benefits of product application

Dr Roz Baudry, senior research and development chemist at Parogle, said the Vortex has proven to be a very efficient tool for synthesising compounds for polymer screening.

A key advantage for Parogle is that the Vortex is easy to set up and use and has proven to be robust in the face of an extensive workload.

The Vortex allows three reactions to be stirred simultaneously using a single overhead stirrer and heated to temperatures of up to 200ºC.

It is a compact system that is designed to agitate solutions of any viscosity and can be placed on any hotplate stirrer to heat reactions.